Commusication EIN 46-4299159

Commusication

EIN  46-4299159 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Paul, MN
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empower youth through music, collaboration, and opportunity to amplify their voices and build success skills.
Leadership
Georgina Chinchilla Gonzalez · Executive Director · $77K
Money in and out
$376K revenue, $596K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Empower youth through music, collaboration, and opportunity to amplify their voices and build success skills. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $376K in revenue, $596K in expenses, and $356K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$376K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$596K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$356K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$221K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -48% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-59%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -314% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$376K
FY2025▼ -42%
Expenses
$596K
FY2025▲ +26%
Total assets
$359K
FY2025▼ -38%
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2025▲ +112%
Total revenue
$376K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$596K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$356K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$221K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$359K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $458K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

ComMUSICation's programs combine several evidence-based elements: relationship-focused mentoring, culturally responsive practices, skills-based activities, youth voice in decision-making, and trauma-informed approaches.

$458Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCommusication
EINHdr · item D46-4299159
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Paul, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.commusicationmn.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A25)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$76,615Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Georgina Chinchilla Gonzalez$76,615$71,472$63,988$37,672
Sara Zanussi$30,022$60,000$58,500

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$299K · 80%
Program service revenue$60K · 16%
Investment income$14K · 4%
Other revenue$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants80%$299K
Program service revenue16%$60K
Investment income4%$14K
Other revenue1%$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$46K
Total revenueLn 12$376K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.07
Program services77%$458K
Management & general16%$94K
Fundraising7%$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$596K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$303K
Total assetsLn 16$359K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$356K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $303K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $596K · Less non-cash grants $394 · Cash operating expenses/yr $596K
6.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $458K · Total expenses $596K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $94K · Total expenses $596K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $44K · Total expenses $596K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $32K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $299K
$0.11 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $299K · Total revenue $376K
80%
Government reliance
Government grants $46K · Total revenue $376K
12%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $60K · Total revenue $376K
16%
Investment reliance
Investment income $14K · Total revenue $376K
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $60K · Total expenses $596K
10%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $376K · Prior year $652K
-42%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $179K · FY2024 $376K
+16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $356K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $376K · Expenses $596K
-59%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $359K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $356K · Total assets $359K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $359K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Georgina Chinchilla Gonzalez · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $77K · Total expenses $596K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $266K · Total expenses $596K
45%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 15%
Revenue growth -42%
Accounting fee ratio 3%
Fundraising fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$376K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$652K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$433K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$365K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$282K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$179K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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